WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Depicter 4.0.5 - 4.8.1 - Editor+ Arbitrary File Upload via Media Upload

Description

The plugin does not properly validate uploaded files in its editor media-upload endpoint, checking only the client-supplied MIME type and a case-sensitive block of the .php extension, which allows users with the Editor role and above to upload files with other active extensions into the public uploads directory, leading to stored script execution in the site origin and, depending on the server's handler mapping, to code execution.

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 4.8.2

References

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Original Researcher
Karthik Ramakrishnan
Submitter
Karthik Ramakrishnan
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-10-21 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-10-21 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-10-21 (about 1 day ago)

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